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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

A photo type is a:
A step-by-step procedure for solving problems
B mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people
C problem solving strategy
D best example of a particular category
Correct Answer: best example of a particular category
Research participants were asked to identify a word that could be associated meaningfully with each of three other words. Solutions that occurred with sudden insight were accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain’s______lobe.
A front occipital
B left occipital
C left temporal
D right temporal
Correct Answer: right temporal
The structures of language include:
A pre-speech, babbling and jargon
B words, sentences, and paragraphs
C grammar, babbling, and phonemes
D phonemes, morphemes, and grammar
Correct Answer: phonemes, morphemes, and grammar
What do cognitive psychologists compare the mind to?
A A keyboard
B A CD player
C A Computer
D A Television
Correct Answer: A Computer
By dividing board concepts into increasingly smaller and detailed sub-groupings, we create:
A category hierarchies
B functional fixedness
C algorithms
D overconfidence
Correct Answer: category hierarchies
Which profession is cognitive psychology particularly useful in helping?
A Doctors
B Police
C Chefs
D Politicians
Correct Answer: Police
The English language has________letters than phonemes and the consonant phonemes generally carry_______information than the vowel phonemes.
A more; the same
B fewer; more
C more; more
D fewer; less
Correct Answer: fewer; more
What does cognitive psychology investigate?
A Observable behaviour
B Interaction with others
C The unconscious mind
D Thought
Correct Answer: Thought
“Apple is to fruit as hamburger is to_____is an example of:
A an arrangement problem
B a series-completion problem
C a deductive reasoning problem
D an analogy problem
Correct Answer: an analogy problem
Thinking that moves from specific cases to general principles is:
A massed practice
B reasoning
C deductive
D inductive
Correct Answer: inductive